(2) The stirring video, complete with "Exodus" soundtrack, of the China Eximbank-financed Kribi Deep Sea Port in Cameroon, Phase I. More on Kribi: here. This one notes the problems with compensation, disruption, pollution, and also that the construction is being overseen by Louis Berger, a US company. Interesting.

(3) Chinese companies are increasingly cognizant of the risks they face overseas. That's why it was so interesting to me to see that in December 2012, huge Chinese construction company CCECC joined with British partners to improve its risk-assessment capacities: "With
the support of China Commerce Ministry and China International
Contractors Association, CRCC, CREC, Shanghai Construction Group, CCECC,
CHEC, Sino-hydro and Shanghai Jiaotong University as Chinese sponsors
together with ICE, British Imperial College, Mott McDonald Consulting
Company and SIP as British sponsors initiated the mission of
Sino-British Overseas Projects Risk Management Task."